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Showcase Atlanta launched grants up to $5,000 and loans up to $15,000 to help downtown small businesses prepare for the World Cup — plus a youth entrepreneurship accelerator with vendor licenses for the tournament.
London-based fintech startup Ekko has chosen Atlanta as its U.S. headquarters, setting up shop at Atlanta Tech Village's South Downtown location. The company embeds in payment systems to show consumers the environmental impact of their purchases and offer options to offset them.
Atlanta is considering allowing open alcohol containers in South Downtown to attract more visitors, particularly during the FIFA World Cup this summer. City Council Member Jason Dozier introduced legislation to create an entertainment district spanning 57 buildings across roughly 16 acres.
The Atlanta Hawks became the first franchise at State Farm Arena to adopt OneCourt — a haptic device that lets blind and low-vision fans follow live basketball through vibrations — proving that downtown Atlanta's arenas can be for everyone.
A newly formed nonprofit will oversee building parks atop the Downtown Connector from Piedmont Avenue to West Peachtree — 14 acres of green space estimated at $713 million, modeled on the Beltline's governance. Phase 1 targets 2027 groundbreaking.
Infrastructure work is underway on Trinity Central Flats, a 218-unit, all-affordable project at 104 Trinity Ave. that has been in the pipeline since the end of the pandemic, with a projected opening in late 2027.
CIM Group's transformation of the 50-acre Gulch into a mixed-use neighborhood is one of the South's largest construction projects — with Hotel Phoenix open, entertainment district rising, and thousands of apartments coming.
MARTA says the Atlanta Streetcar will resume service on its downtown loop Feb. 3, after Georgia Power utility work forced a suspension that began in early September.
Atlanta developer Carter is studying potential opportunities for roughly 8 acres south of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Castleberry Hill, on land owned by Falcons owner Arthur Blank. The mixed-use project would add housing and retail to a rapidly transforming corridor near the stadium.
A Miami-based firm designed the Castleberry Hill project at Markham and Haynes streets, on a .16-acre corner that last sold for $600,000.
Webstar Technology Group closed on a 10-acre downtown parcel near Mercedes-Benz Stadium, launching a $756 million first phase that includes 600 luxury condos, a 300-room hotel, and 60,500 square feet of retail.
Jasmine Crowe-Houston's food-waste company opened its first full Community Market in Sweet Auburn — a neighborhood that had been a food desert.
Plans to convert 597 Auburn Ave. into offices for a Sweet Auburn nonprofit fell through. The fixer-upper is back on the market.
The $5 billion Centennial Yards project is transforming the Gulch — long considered too difficult to develop — with thousands of apartments, new streets, retail, and office towers rising from what were once weedy parking lots, as Hotel Phoenix recently reached its highest point.
A three-story building at Markham and Haynes streets and a nearby pool house are set for demolition, with redevelopment plans still undefined.
